Alright, I have a weird pain. When I breathe really deeply I feel a pain in my left side - sort of shoots up toward my shoulder, too. I'm thinking this is just my lungs/diaphragm stretching back to normal. I was not given one of those breathing things in the hospital and forgot to do deep breathing after my surgery. Do you think I'm correct in this assumption? I tried breathing deeply all day yesterday and it does seem a little bit better. I was banded 11 days ago. Your thoughts?

I'm not for sure, but I think it's entirely possible. Today is the first day that I can really take a deep breath without feeling some pulling. I was banded 12/17.

Hey-I was on the breathing thing too due to my apnea and poor breathing test results during pre-op (70% v. min of 75% lung capacity).

It took me 3 weeks to take a really deep breath. I had the pain on the lower side too. I thought it was my incisions but who knows? I seem fine now though.

These are gas pains from your surgery. They actually blow air into your abdomen to expand it to make room for surgery and after surgery try to get it all out. But somtimes don't get it all. I had the same thing and mine were so bad I had to call my doctor. He told me to walk as much as I could and it would eventually go away and it did!! Good luck!!!!!

Hi Merry Losers, Was banded 12/27 and just today starting to feel normal{?}. When I was in the "Holding Cell" {pre-op} I had a great desire to jump off the gurney and leave. It was like what am I doing? The surgery went fine, had the overnight stay in the hospital and came home still thinking,what have I done to myself! Stepped on the scales this a.m., I am down 3lb. Oh that's right, that's why I did this. My father and stepmother were at the hospital waiting with a friend of mine during my surgery. I guess my stepmother asked my friend "So how much did she weigh before she started all this." my friend told my stepmother " I'm really not sure, why would you ask?" and after I got to my room at the hospital my stepmother was telling me that the surgeon had said how much fat was all over and around my liver. I asked my surgeon the next day he said "Some fat". I really Feel the Love from that woman. Needless to say she is not one of my support circle. The nerve, the nerve. Enough about her, I am having a great deal of nausea, I have been drinking peppermint tea, but... how long should this last?.......